What is the name of the hall where the righteous dead go after Ragnarök?

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The hall associated with the righteous dead after Ragnarök is Gimlé.

Gimlé is described in Norse myth as a radiant refuge for worthy or righteous people after the destruction and renewal of the world. In Völuspá, it is portrayed as a beautiful place with a golden roof, where good people are said to dwell after Ragnarök. The Prose Edda preserves and expands this idea, placing Gimlé in the heavenly region Víðbláinn.

The wording can be slightly simplified in modern trivia. Some accounts describe Gimlé as a hall, while others present Gimlé as a location or mountain where a golden-roofed hall stands. It is also important that Líf and Lífþrasir, the two human survivors of Ragnarök, shelter in Hoddmímis holt and repopulate the renewed world; they are not simply described as arriving at Gimlé.

Gimlé should not be confused with Valhalla, Odin’s hall for selected battle-dead before Ragnarök, or Fólkvangr, Freyja’s field. Hel is a separate realm connected with many ordinary dead.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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